Qiguan Yuan's gaze lingered on Lin Yanru, and he keenly noticed the change in Lin Yanru's Qiguan Yuan.
Lin Yanru's ears suddenly turned red, her fingers still gripping her phone, looking somewhat nervous.
Oh no, am I going to get caught red-handed by the person in question?
Fortunately, Qiguan Yuan didn't say anything. He took the phone back from her, glanced at the screen, and then put it back down.
"Let's drive." This was merely a reminder to Lin Yanru was time to drive.
The atmosphere in the carriage relaxed a bit.
Lin Yanru pulled her head back, sat back in her seat, and buried her face in her collar. Su He'an glanced at her but didn't say anything.
She knew that Lin Yanru was secretly writing under an assumed name, and she had even read quite a few of her works.
So Lin Yanru fan of the Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai, and she knew it too. Just now, she was even planning to find a way to cover for Lin Yanru herself.
However, it seems that Qiguan Yuan doesn't intend to pursue the matter further.
Qiguan Yuan leaned against Pei Yubai, reopened the article, and swiped his finger down from the beginning.
Pei Yubai glanced at it, then reached out and pinched Qiguan Yuan's cheek. " Yuanyuan, why are you still looking at this?"
His fingers rested on Qiguan Yuan's cheek, his fingertips applying no pressure, simply enjoying the feel of Qiguan Yuan's face in his hands.
Qiguan Yuan's gaze did not leave the screen. He turned a page and happened to see a scene describing Pei Yubai's hand holding his waist.
After reading that sentence, he turned to look at Pei Yubai: "Could it be that you know how?"
Pei Yubai was taken aback for a moment.
He opened his mouth, then closed it again.
He really can't.
Pei Yubai was naturally aware that some people wrote such things online, but he had never clicked on them or read them, and he didn't know what those people were writing or what the content was.
He had overheard his assistant mention that someone was writing fanfiction about him and Qiguan Yuan, but he didn't pay attention at the time and never asked about it again.
Seeing his stunned expression, Qiguan Yuan smiled slightly, held his phone up to him with the screen facing him, and said, "Then let me take a look. It's perfectly reasonable to learn a little."
His fingers moved off the screen, slowly sliding down Pei Yubai's chest, his fingertips touching his skin through the fabric, stopping at his abdomen. "What if we need it someday?"
The photographer astutely turned off the camera a second before Qiguan Yuan could speak.
The red indicator light on the machine went out, and he quickly snapped the lens cap back on.
He carried the machine back two steps, then two more, until he reached the back of the vehicle. He leaned against the side of the last row of seats, head down, pretending to inspect the equipment.
I was terrified. If he had reacted any slower, the live stream might have ended abruptly.
This topic doesn't seem to be one he should be listening to; he should probably stay away from it.
Pei Yubai hesitated for a moment when Qiguan Yuan asked the question, then honestly replied, "I don't know."
Qiguan Yuan withdrew his finger from his abdomen, reopened the article, and turned to the next page. "Let me take a look, just in case it comes in handy later."
He chuckled, his eyes full of seductive allure. "I can teach you."
Meng Xu had been watching the live stream closely and noticed that Pei Yubai and Qiguan Yuan's live stream had ended, so he squeezed through the front of the carriage.
He switched seats with Cheng Yanqiu and sat in the row in Qiguan Yuan, then turned around to look at them.
His gaze darted back and forth between Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai, lingering for a moment on the phone screen in Qiguan Yuan's hand, before cutting straight to the point.
" Teacher Qiguan, where are you planning to go? Pei Yubai booked our flight to our destination, and I, the director, still don't know where we're going."
Qiguan Yuan looked up at Meng Xu: "I need to take care of some things in the Northwest, and I've also heard that there's Dunhuang culture there. I've been in Cloud-Hidden Town for quite a while, and I'd like to go and see for myself."
Meng Xu nodded, then asked, " Teacher Qiguan, how about we arrange the content for the variety show?"
Qiguan Yuan tilted his head slightly. "Do as you please."
He never cared about these things; since the variety show belonged to Meng Xu, he could arrange it as he pleased.
Meng Xu turned to look at Pei Yubai, Pei Yubai was leaning back in his chair. His expression had returned to normal, no longer showing the innocence he had displayed when Qiguan Yuan teased him.
Meng Xu asked him if he would make it to catch the plane in time.
Pei Yubai replied, "If we were to make any preparations before setting off, there definitely wouldn't be enough time."
Meng Xu thought for a few seconds, slapped his knee, and then slapped his leg, deciding to change his route and drive along the Silk Road.
Since it was too late anyway, he decided to give up and contact a private jet to arrange filming along the way from the car.
He pulled out his phone and started scrolling through his contacts, muttering to himself, "Desert, murals, camels, the Silk Road —isn't this ready-made inspiration? I feel like this should be somewhat interesting."
After muttering a few words, he looked up at Qiguan Yuan again and asked, " Teacher Qiguan, how long do you plan to stay in the Northwest?"
Qiguan Yuan said, "After finishing this business, I'll probably travel around a bit, but the timing is uncertain. No rush, you can arrange it."
Meng Xu nodded, then looked down and continued typing on his phone's memo app.
They now need to fly to their first stop, so the tickets Pei Yubai booked are definitely not an option.
So Meng Xu opened his contacts.
Meng Xu made a phone call to arrange a private jet, which would allow him more time to arrange for the guests to complete a task beforehand.
After making the phone call, Meng Xu asked the guests to go and purchase supplies for their desert trip.
He took a wad of cash from his assistant and distributed it to each guest, one small wad per person. The amount was not much, just 1,500 yuan, which was just enough to buy the most basic supplies.
After distributing the money, he added, "If you want extra funds for purchasing, you'll have to find a way to earn them yourself."
Shen Yuzhou looked down and counted the money in his hand, then looked up at Cheng Yanqiu: "What can this buy?"
Cheng Yanqiu counted. "Enough to buy water, food, and a tent, plus some other necessities."
Lin Yanru put the money in her pocket without saying a word.
Su He'an stood next to her, counted her money, and put it in the same pocket.
Although Su He'an wasn't a guest on the show, Meng Xu knew about her relationship with Lin Yanru, so he tacitly included Su He'an in the count.
Ji Shiyu and Jiang Wantang each took out their own money and huddled together to figure out what to buy.
Meng Xu suddenly remembered something and said, "The ladies on our show can get reimbursed by the production team if they need to purchase sanitary products; it doesn't need to be included in the initial budget."
Qiguan Yuan took the stack of money Pei Yubai handed him without looking at it.
The main problem is that Qiguan Yuan doesn't understand current prices, so he has no concept of money.